Sales data providers: List of U.S. and Canada active retailers

Sales data providers: List of U.S. and Canada active retailers

InfoGo to Data Sources to see provider data availability directly in-app.

CONNECT receives direct product sales data from thousands of retailers in the U.S. and Canada every day. We track physical and digital music sales across the retail spectrum, from indie record stores and concert merch tables to big-box chains and e-commerce giants. 
Reporting requirements for sales providers

We add retail providers that register with us and meet our criteria for reporting product sales data. After approval and onboarding, retail providers send us daily or weekly data transfers from a point of sale system. Inactive (non-reporting) retailers may be asked to reapply and repeat the onboarding process. 



For questions about our sales data partnerships and validation procedures, refer to Methodology FAQs.





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Activity reported by retailers 

Retailers report sales at the Product (ICPN/barcode) level. In addition to the number of units sold, we collect data on how people buy music: store type, purchase method, product type, etc. 

See Product Sales breakouts

We track Product Sales by:

Distribution Channel

Digital or Physical 

Purchase Method

Online or Storefront

Store Strata

Retailer category (Mass Market, E-Commerce, D2C, etc.) 

Release Type and Product Format

              Configuration (album, EP, single) and format of the item (vinyl, cassette, CD)


Some activity details are visible in CONNECT as Breakout Views; others are optional filters. Refer to Activity Types for more information.





Reporting retailers

We receive direct sales data from all major music retailers. See below for samples of active reporters in the U.S. and Canada. Full provider lists are subject to change based on reporting requirements and frequency. 


For digital-only providers (Streams and Song Sales), refer to our list of DSPs.



U.S. active retailers

Product Sales and Song Sales 

Retailer
Store Strata
Product Sales
Song Sales
Online
Storefront
Amazon
E-Commerce
X
X
X

Amoeba Music
Independent
X


X
Bandcamp
D2C
X
X
X

Barnes & Noble
Mass Market
X

X
X
Beatport
E-Commerce
X
X
X

Best Buy
Mass Market
X

X
X
Bull Moose
Independent
X


X
Famehouse
D2C
X
X
X

Music Millennium
Independent
X

X
X
Newbury Comics
Independent
X

X
X
Reckless Records
Independent
X


X
Single Music
D2C
X
X
X

Super D
E-Commerce
X

X

Target
Mass Market
X

X
X
Trans World
Mass Market
X


X
Urban Outfitters
Non-Traditional
X

X
X
Walmart
Mass Market
X

X
X
Warner Music Group
D2C
X
X
X

Waterloo Records
Independent
X

X
X
Zia Records
Independent
X

X
X

Providers listed alphabetically  





Canada active retailers

Product Sales and Song Sales 

Retailer
Store Strata
Product Sales
Song Sales
Online
Storefront
AmazonE-Commerce
X
X
X

Amuse GroundNon-Traditional
X


X
Anderson CMMI
Mass Market
X


X
Archambault/Renaud-Bray
Mass Market
X


X
Bandcamp
D2C
X
X
X

BeatportE-Commerce
X
X
X

Chapters
Mass Market
X


X
FamehouseD2C
X
X
X

Kops RecordsIndependent
X


X
Le Noise
Independent
X

X
X
Single MusicD2C
X
X
X

Sonic Boom Music
Independent
X


X
Sukoshi Mart
Non-Traditional
X

X
X
Sunrise Records
Mass Market
X


X
Urban OutfittersNon-Traditional
X

X
X
Warner Music GroupD2C
X
X
X

Providers listed alphabetically  



The above lists are representative, not exhaustive. Some stores report only a few sales or don’t report consistently. If you have questions about a retailer not listed, check providers in CONNECT (see below/Data Sources) or contact us.

Additional data sources

Most reporting retailers send data directly to Luminate via secure file transfer. However, we receive some sales information from other kinds of data partners. We get venue sales data from atVenu and aggregated independent retail data from StreetPulse. 

We also use modeling to fill in a remainder of indie sales data from non-reporting stores. Read more in our FAQs.


 



View retail providers in CONNECT

The Data Sources feature lists all providers for each country and activity type. From the sidebar menu, open Data Sources and choose PRODUCT SALES to see which providers have reported sales data as of the most recent site release (a.k.a. the last date with complete published data in the current week).


Access to more granular retailer data depends on subscription type and account permissions. Not all accounts can view full provider breakouts. Some provider-level detail may be limited to claimed musical assets.
Where to see retailer-level consumption data
Provider-level sales data can be viewed by rights holders for their claimed assets on Dashboards. Some account types may also have access to retailer-level data within Industry Analysis. 

Dashboards: Activity by Provider

Scroll to Activity by Provider and opt for a Grid View to see a list of retailers that reported sales in your selected time frame and location.  


Analysis: Providers 

Set Activity Type:Product Sales, then choose the PROVIDERS tab. Open Data Controls and go to Activity Options > Product Sales to filter retail activity.



If you have questions about access to sales provider data, contact your Luminate account representative.  


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